System Requirements

The Developer Toolbar is not compatible with Internet Explorer 8. Please use the developer tools included with Internet Explorer 8. Press F12 or click the ‘Developer Tools’ entry in the Tools menu to begin using the tool.

Instructions

After installing the Developer Toolbar, restart Internet Explorer and click the Developer Toolbar icon in the command bar to display or hide the Developer Toolbar.You can also open the View menu and then use the Explorer Bar menu. In Internet Explorer 7, open the Tools menu and then use Toolbars->Explorer Bars to display or hide the Developer Toolbar.

Additional Information

Release Notes:

The Developer Toolbar is not compatible with Internet Explorer 8. Please use the developer tools included with Internet Explorer 8. Press F12 or click the ‘Developer Tools’ entry in the Tools menu to begin using the tool. Click here for more information on IE8 Developer Tools.

If Internet Explorer is running while you install the Developer Toolbar, you must restart Internet Explorer before the Developer Toolbar will work properly.

The Developer Toolbar icon may not be visible by default. If you do not see it after restarting Internet Explorer, click the right-facing arrows at the end of the IE7 command bar to view all available toolbar buttons.

Some menu items are unavailable (grayed out) when running Internet Explorer in Protected Mode on Windows Vista. To use those options, temporarily turn off Protected Mode or right-click the Internet Explorer icon in the Programs menu and choose ‘Run as administrator’.

In IE6 or in IE7 with tabbed browsing off, using the validation links will navigate the current window to the validation page. To launch the validation links in a new window, open the Tools menu, click Internet Options…, and uncheck “Reuse windows for launching shortcuts” in the Advanced tab, or use IE7 with tabbed browsing enabled.